Linking Agrobiodiversity Data through Metadata Standards

Enabling Data Interoperability Through Metadata

 The NSDI, through the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Secretariat, facilitates the technologies, policies, and people necessary to promote sharing of geospatial data throughout all levels of government, the private and non-profit sectors, and the academic community.  The National Map is the product of a consortium of federal, state, and local partners who provide geospatial data t...

Digital Preservation Metadata Standards

Using Metadata Standards to Improve National and IMF DATA

Metadata standardization leads to greater efficiencies and lower costs in global exchange and internal production of data. Use of metadata standards enhances the accountability of countries for providing quality information about their economy and improves the understanding of data by users. The IMF experience, as outlined in this abstract, demonstrates how metadata standards have resulted in f...

Geospatial Standards , Interoperability , Metadata Semantics and Spatial Data Infrastructure

The main standards now being implemented in the geospatial world emanate from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee 211 Geomatics/Geographic Information (generally referred to as ‘TC 211’), in their 19xxx series of standards. Because some EU Member States have legal requirements that ‘European standards’ be used for various types of work, if they exist, th...

Metadata Standards for Educational Resources

E ach semester, I create Web-based learning experiences for my students by weaving together digital educational resources or learning objects such as videos, images, assessments, simulations, or tutorials. Often I use previously created material, if only I can find it. One current challenge of distributed learning is creating and managing content to facilitate reuse. Instructors as well as stud...